Genomics and Development
March, 2025. Biology of Sex Differences 16, Article #18. In this study led by Amy Inkster, we examine DNA methylation in the human placenta on the X chromosome in over 350 placental samples. We found that the placenta has unique DNA methylation patterns on the inactive X chromosome (the second X chromosome in females, which is typically…
April 2025 Trophoblast Research. We’re excited to share a new review article by Amy, Hannah, and Wendy that tackles important issues in study design and analysis of large placental datasets. See full review here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2025.04.014 Key highlights:
Congrats to Magda Price (PhD student) on her paper accepted to Epigenetics: Price EM, Cotton AM, Peñaherrera MS, McFadden DE, Kobor MS, Robinson WP. Different measures of “genome-wide” DNA methylation exhibit unique properties in placental and somatic tissues. Magda compared various approaches used in the literature as “genome-wide” methylation, and concluded that “L1, Alu and CpG…
Courtney was honoured twice at the Medical Genetics Research Day in November. First she won the Jim Miller Memorial award which is given to a PhD student who best exemplifies Jim’s values of: 1) Integration of basic science with clinical medical genetics; 2) Creative leadership in departmental exchange of scientific ideas; 3) Originality and creative…